No More Robots Ltd is a British

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based in

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. The company was founded by Mike Rose, previously of publishing company

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, alongside investors

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and Jas Purewal. The publishing label originally found success with digital games '' Not Tonight'' and '' Descenders'', and now works with various development studios for titles across PC and console gaming platforms.

Operations and Publishing

Following the success of ''Descenders'', No More Robots published management simulator ''Not Tonight'', which was widely covered in the mainstream media for its dystopian take on

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. In 2019, the publishing label released

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-nominated

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simulator ''Hypnospace Outlaw'' and card-based roguelike ''Nowhere Prophet''. In 2020, No More Robots released kingdom management sim Yes, Your Grace, and life simulator Family Man. Founder Mike Rose spoke on the state of indie publishing, the industry, and the company in a 2024 interview. Rose stated that smaller publishers need to look at the long term without obsessing over exponential growth. No More Robots' approach focuses on "pragmatic survival" in favor of topping sales charts.

Games published

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External links

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